Dennis Murphy said: Hi Yes, and I've already shipped a pair. Noooooo. Turned my small breakfast room into a listening nook. Congrats to Dennis. All BMR cabinets are furniture quality and come with magnetic grills. I was never really satisfied with the power handling of those speakers--the midrange unit on the towers and the very similar bass unit on the monitors could run out of travel if pushed. Carrying in those bottoms of the 2s was a challenge, almost didn't make it. Reviewer Andrew Quint concludes: "This one truly is a budget system that sounds better than it has any right to sound (and, in the case of the speakers, looks better than it has any right to look.)" I sat at a distance of 15 feet or more. Although I am an economist with no formal electrical engineering training, I have been an avid builder of speakers for over 20 years. A simple question turned into a buck wild display of thoughts, gazillion graphs, multiple interpretations, philosophies, and overall mayhem! I told him that I would do that, but that I would replace the original Peerless speakers with the Peerless SLS 830668 speakers. I currently use LAud and Praxis as my measurement software, and LSPcad for design work. The tonality revealed things in songs Id never heard before (in only one case did I find that to be a negative). This is a 3-way "bookshelf" (a big bookshelf) incorporating the following drive u. Takes a Dayton kit, gives it a non-compromising crossover and assembled for you. The BMR is a flat-diaphragm speaker that uses strategically placed weights in the diaphragm to counteract the mass of the voice coil at higher frequencies. The speakers fared extremely well on both large-scale orchestral and chamber music. ). The resolution reveals little details such as slight inflections in voices and even accentuates the breathing-in of a vocalist before they begin their next line. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The sound, of course, is fantastic as you would expect from Dennis. It doesn't look like Salk itself has announced anything yet, but per a post from Jim Salk about a month ago, it sounds like any Salk brand BMR would be at a significantly increased price compared to what Dennis was selling them for (this should be a shock to no one . Back in 2007, Dennis Murphy approached us about a speaker that he, along with Paul Kittinger, had designed and encouraged us to bring it to market. Your Shopping Cart will be saved and you'll be given a link. Discussion in 'DIY' started by MCM_Fan, Aug 22, 2014. Rediscovering Our Identity: Repositioning and Making the Most of Senior Housing Properties. Detailed specifications for the Revelator woofer are here. We are happy to customize this kit for you different capacitors, etc. Or that his design and choices are adopted by a larger mainstream HiFi manufacturer and he benefits financially from it. We are pleased to announce the arrival of our first speaker specifically engineered for state-of-the-art home theater reproduction, the BMR HT Tower. That speaker became known as the SongTower. Rediscovering Our Identity: Repositioning and Making the Most of Senior Housing Properties. check out the, If you have an immediate customer service issue, please visit us at. BMR Cabinet Drawing 2. Since the HT will almost always be paired with a subwoofer in home theater applications, the woofers have been tuned for maximum headroom rather than maximum extension. No WAF there, sorry, Dennis! In our opinion, the Revelator woofer is the finest available in this size class and provides flat in-room response to 25 Hz with absolutely no port noise. This is the latest iteration of the classic BMR Monitor uses a 6" SB Acoustics woofer with a ceramic coated cone. The highest frequencies are much better served by the RAAL ribbon tweeter. In addition, I'm a semi-professional violinist and violist and know what live music sounds like. You might also want to look at Dennis Murphy's latest design. The large volume of the BMR cabinet and expert port tuning by Paul Kittinger allow the Scan-Speak woofer to provide a useful bass response to 34 Hz. To order, just write Dennis at info@philharmonicaudio.com. Designed by Dennis Murphy (Philharmonic Audio), the BMR's have gained a reputation for providing a level of performance previously available only in a premium tower speaker, but at substantially lower price. Wide sound stage, very large sweet spot (a motivation for using the BMR driver), reveals subtleties in the music I had not heard before. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Conventional drivers function in a simple piston-like fashion across their frequency range. Recently Jim introduced a 3 way speaker called the Veractiy HT3. They were a very nice sounding pair of speakers with really good bass for a 5" bass driver.They handled everything we threw at them with apparent ease. Foreword / YouTube Video Review This pair of speakers was loaned to me by Mesanovic directly for review. The Pioneers go for $260/pr. DieselWang 7 yr. ago. Same. We currently have all of the BMR tower finish options in stock. Thoughts on the Sony walkman series as a streamer. It is higher in sensitivity than the original ScanSpeak woofer (shown in photos below) and is smoother on the top end. The engineer, Dennis Murphy, tells me that the BMR Towers were more challenging to design than the BMR Philharmonitors. Will do that he seems like a very generous and genial guy. The cabinet is about 15x7x9 (HWD). Forget the speakers. (0) Although I enjoyed building all of those original Affordable Accuracy monitors and towers, the price increase was a blessing in disguise. They were a very nice sounding pair of speakers with really good bass for a 5 bass driver.They handled everything we threw at them with apparent ease. There is also the box-within-the-box for the BMR driver. You cant go wrong with that design. Piece of cake. I also like the idea of a PC circuit board, but do not like doing the itching myself. Dennis Murphy - where are you? Dennis Murphy Shutting Down Philharmonic Audio Sad news. The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. They have no issues with HT or music and I would believe anything from DM would perform nicely also. This speaker is slightly better than the Joseph Audio Pearl - my previous favorite high-end speaker. The BMR driver operates as a piston at lower frequencies, but shifts to a bending wave motion mode in the lower treble, and to a second bending mode in the upper treble. Attendees listened to the speakers throughout the day and were asked to list their first, second, and third-place choices. To all of those who own these Pioneer speakers, either the stock or modified versions how do they compare or stand up against other highly regarded bookshelf speakers? Re: Dennis Murphy's new speaker company Good morning everyoneWow! I built a pair of MBOW1 and MBOW1-3way speakers a few years ago. That is who we are! Comment PostCancel Wolf Obsessed & Proud of It Join Date:Sep 2005 This is a detailed measurements of a modified Pioneer SP-BS22-LR speaker by @Dennis Murphy called Affordable Accuracy Monitor (AAM). 2023 - The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support access and choice for Americas seniors by providing data, analytics, and connections that bring together investors and providers. All times are GMT-5. With an almost totally neutral response out to such a wide angle, those who want accurate sound reproduction do receive it in these speakers. You, or anyone with the link, can use it to retrieve your Cart at any time. It was a new experience for me to hear these kinds of details. We give a portion of every kit sale to Dennis. Designed by Dennis Murphy (Philharmonic Audio), the BMR's have gained a reputation for providing a level of performance previously available only in a premium tower speaker, but at substantially lower price. Additionally, I think a significant point to make for this review, is what Dennis Murphy has created with these two examples. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The price ranges from about $800 - $900 a pair depending on cabinet size. You have arrived at MurphyBlaster Productions, a site dedicated exclusively to the art and science of amateur loudspeaker design. Tweeter: To widen the sweet spot of the 1-inch High Efficiency Soft Dome tweeter, weve engineered a custom wave guide. MurphyBlaster Productions You have arrived at MurphyBlaster Productions, a site dedicated exclusively to the art and science of amateur loudspeaker design. Naturally, some of the design elements are taken from the BMR Philharmonitor, but some new problems had to be solved. You must be logged in to join the discussion. Those four companies (including Philharmonic) all offered speakers of similar, competitive natures, but they're all good enough people to stick together and help out when one of them is struggling. Please add products before saving :). The Meniscus kit includes all of the crossover parts, hardware, drivers, and plans for about $940/pr. Thanks very much for starting this thread Kurt, particularly since my regular Philharmonic thread below doesn't appear to be working anymore. David Fabrikant of Ascend personally reached out to Dennis. The Philharmonic BMR Monitor is one of the best deals going in bookshelf speakers. Although the towers will sound best on short stands of some kind, they can be placed on the floor if need be, and will cost a good bit less than the monitors + stands with that placement. There is a flatpack available from another vendor. "Let our rigorous testing and reviews be your guidelines to A/V equipment not marketing slogans", Get our latest product reviews and AV stories emailed to you weekly. Consider donating a small token of appreciation for his charity. Did you go by "Wolf" back then? Upcoming: Tech Talk Podcast with Scott Wilkinson, Episode 18, The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo, VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Hope the best for Dennis though. It may not display this or other websites correctly. :(. All of these are housed in a compact tower cabinet that comes standard in the same ebony finish used by a manufacturer of $18,000/pair HT speakers. Privacy Policy. You already have these speakers and are a competent, experienced DIYer. JavaScript is disabled. Don't forget EDP, dBe, Phloodpants, pecker, Keith Kidder, Sheldon Stokes, Dave Ellis, Andy G., Rick Craig, and others Phil was PEB back then. I really appreciate your input and experiences here. This driver is used as both a midrange and tweeter in several commercial applications. In the hospital. First impressions of the. The bass on the towers is a little deeper, but the monitor is a little tighter. Here's Dennis' post saying he can't continue Philharmonic Audio . Where possible these components are reused to keep the cost of the new crossover as low as possible. All of the rectangular BMR's are priced at $1,700/pair, plus shipping, and come in either piano black or rosewood cabinets. Apparently he had been working with a partner testing the viability of the new speakers on the DIY market and they were a smashing success. "Dr Kim", as she is known, has been treating addictions (substance, process and food), mood disorders, eating disorders, PTSD, and personality disorders for more than a decade. If you can point us in the right direction Best Way To Contact You With Order Questions? Now that the BMR HT is in the lineup, I'm getting lots of requests for recommendations on surround speakers and even Atmos. Over the years, the SongTower has proven to be the most popular speaker we have produced. This is a review of Dennis Murphy's DIY-inspired Philharmonic BMR speaker. Indecision Should I go with the bookshelves or the towers? - Gregory House